Teacher of Art
Dowdales School, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8AHThis job expired on 9 October 2024
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
9 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
18 September 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Part time: 0.4 FTE (2 Days)
Contract type
- Fixed term - to 31.8.25
Full-time equivalent salary
- Teachers Pay Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
REQUIRED 1st JANUARY 2025
TEACHER OF ART
- Fixed Term position to 31.8.2025
- Part time (0.4 FTE)
- Teachers salary scale (MPS/UPS)
Dowdales School is a proud, thriving and ambitious community. Here, we work together, as one, to ensure that everyone thrives in everything that they do. As a whole school, and as individuals, we aim high by wanting the very best for all. Everyone in Dowdales School leads by example ensuring that we treat each other as we want to be treated ourselves.
We are a community school with 820 students aged 11-16 years on roll. Situated in the historic town of Dalton in Furness, we enjoy being on the fringe of the Lake District National Park. As an Ofsted rated ‘good’ school, we believe in high expectations, excellent teaching and ambition for every young person.
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Teacher of Art. The department is dedicated, forward looking and reflective, thus ensuring that teaching is constantly improving.
You will inspire and engage students to achieve their full potential. You will be part of a proud, thriving and ambitious community who work together as one.
We are proud to have:
- Extremely high aspirations for all students at Dowdales ensuring that every young person makes excellent progress and performs to the best of their ability.
- Students with positive attitudes who enjoy coming to school.
- An enthusiastic and dedicated team of staff and governors.
We would welcome applications from someone who has:
- A good honours degree
- Experience of teaching students at KS3 and KS4
- A clear, ambitious vision for science education.
- Excellent subject knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum and methods of assessment.
Completed application forms to be returned to Dowdales School by 9th October 2024, by email recruitment@dowdales.cumbria.sch.uk or post. If you have any questions or queries about any aspect of this procedure please do not hesitate to call on 01229 469800. Please visit our website https://dowdalesschool.co.uk/vacancies/ for further details including the teacher vacancy information pack.
Dowdales School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of its pupils, engages with young people and staff in Policy and practice developments, proactively encourages feedback and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant will be required to undertake child protection screening, including references from past employers and an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT CV'S AND A DOWDALES APPLICATION FORM MUST BE COMPLETED.
What the school offers its staff
Commitment to safeguarding
Dowdales School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust Safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of Safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers.
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About Dowdales School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 792 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Dowdales School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@dowdales.cumbria.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01229 469800
Arranging a visit to Dowdales School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@dowdales.cumbria.sch.uk.
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